It's Friday in Rome. I woke early to watch Pietro (I've started to call him Peter) while Camilla took the girls to school. He is better this morning even though he still has a fever. He is happy and playful. His color looks better too. I play with him and sometimes he plays by himself. I let him be alone. Good for his imagination, and also myself.
Camilla saw me make myself coffee this morning. I have started to use the old fashioned espresso maker instead of the nifty new machine because I can make more coffee and I don't have to use any of the precious espresso capsules. She suggested I use a smaller espresso maker because she uses that one to feed 6 Italians espresso. I was shocked. It is the smallest coffee pot I have ever seen. The amount of coffee it makes is not even a large cup. I will do whatever she tells me except give up my coffee. I plan to ignore this comment and keep on keepin' on with my new favorite espresso maker. If I need to buy my own coffee, so be it.
Camilla came home early and I cleaned my room. I had to iron my clothes and change my bed sheets. Pretty boring stuff. Elena helps me when I am lost. I spilled olive oil on my jacket and I could not get it out. I showed the stain to Elena and she immediately knew what to do. She went to the hallway cabinet and pulled out a glass jar with some foul smelling clear liquid. It lifted the oil right out of the jacket. AMAZING! I have to learn what this chemical is. Of course the Italians know how to remove oil from clothes. I was so grateful.
I finished cleaning. I vacuumed and cleaned my bathroom. Then I headed into Rome to walk around for a little while. Camilla went out to look for Carnivale costumes for Ludovica and Anna. They are celebrating the holiday on Sunday. Elena stays with Pietro when he is home during the day. It's very warm in Rome. Maybe it just seems so warm after the terrible cold I had to endure in Paris. It's always raining, though. It will be sunny in the morning, but by 1 p.m. it's usually raining in Rome.
I came back to Camilla's at 3 p.m. She told me that's when she needed me to start working. I asked her if she found costumes for the girls. She said no. I began helping Anna with her homework. She is slow to trust me and is very skeptical of me. She doesn't even think I can help her with her English homework. She insists on running to her mother for her to explain. I am very tired of dealing with Anna. I have resorted to bribery. Today I told her, "Quando Io spiego tu possibile ottenere un trattamento." (When I explain I might give you a treat.) She understood and she allowed me to help her a little. I gave her a small treat when she completed all the homework.
Camilla told me that she was going out to look for costumes with Anna and Ludo and she needed me to watch Peter. Anna wants to dress as Pocahontas and Ludo wants to be a country girl. I stayed with Pietro and played with him. I put him in his pajamas and fed him dinner. He is going to dress as a rabbit for carnivale. He looks very cute in his rabbit ears.
Before dinner I gave Anna and Ludovica a bath. I am starting to bond with them. We played in the bath and I can tell that they are starting to really like me. I am very happy because it's been difficult to win them over due to the language barrier. After the bath they ate dinner and everyone went to bed. I stayed up late watching TV on my computer. I did not go to sleep until 3 a.m.
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